Trending Now: A Maltese professor’s tip about ‘dirt’ on Hillary Clinton spurred the Russia probe, officials said. Then he disappeared.

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has cited a 2016 conversation between Maltese-born academic Joseph Mifsud and then-Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos as the event that set in motion the FBI probe into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. With Attorney General William P. Barr's review of the counterintelligence investigation underway, the origins of the inquiry itself are now in the spotlight — and with them, the role of Mifsud, who has vanished from public view.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Trending Now Jun 30, 7:37 PM     A Maltese professor's tip about 'dirt' on Hillary Clinton spurred the Russia probe, officials said. Then he disappeared. Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has cited a 2016 conversation between Maltese-born academic Joseph Mifsud and then-Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos as the event that set in motion the FBI probe into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. With Attorney General William P. Barr's review of the counterintelligence investigation underway, the origins of the inquiry itself are now in the spotlight — and with them, the role of Mifsud, who has vanished from public view. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071